Heated Rivalry fans were surprised to see the $12,000 security deposit required to rent “the cottage”
The location from the hit show opened for Airbnb rentals yesterday. It sold out within seconds
The Hollanov hive gathered ‘round their laptops to try and rent the romantic 2,500-square-foot Lake Muskoka luxury getaway that Heated Rivalry fans know as “the cottage.” But just like in hockey, only a select few winners can conquer these kinds of high-intensity battles.
Airbnb recently announced that the location of some of the beloved show’s most memorable scenes would hit the rental platform, and fans were pleased to see it advertised for just $248.10 per night.
Well, the calendar opened yesterday and the available dates sold out in seconds. It turns out that just four weekend slots had been put on offer, meaning four lucky groups of Heated Rivalry stans will get to swim in the lake where Ilya and Shane once swam and listen to the calls of what Ilya called “stupid Canadian wolf birds” (loons, he meant loons). Everyone else will have to spend their summer “re-heating” the show at home, maybe with a can of Ginger Ale if they really want to get in the spirit.
“It was a bloodbath this morning,” said Becca Rhodes, aka The Film Tripper, on Instagram. She shared a screenshot of her attempt at securing dates, and the under-market price of $248.10 appears to have increased to $683 with fees, bringing a two-night stay to $1543.58, taxes included. For the location and the novelty, that’s still a steal for a three-bedroom cottage on the water—with a home gym, naturally. (Do you think Rozanov neglects his glutes on vacation?)
But there’s another plot twist: a $12,000 security deposit that caused some fans to bristle. “What kind of messed up shit are you all planning to do in there?” joked Rhodes.
Just video games and tuna melts, surely. Make sure your dad doesn’t have the address.
Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
